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Julie Boote ...
  • Pelham Smithers
  • William Nestuk

PSA Today May 10: Higher again/ Gamers Strong / Inflation / KDDi Delivers/ Now What for Nikon? / Mitsubishi Motors Upbeat Outlook for FY18 Sales / IHI, NOK, Daikin – Nikkei +0.39%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote and William Nestuk
Nikkei ¥22,497.18 (+¥88.30 / +0.39%); Topix ¥1,777.62 (+¥4.71 / +0.27%); ¥/$109.84
Tags: Bandai Namco (7832 JP), Capcom (9697 JP), Toyota (7203 JP), KDDi (9433 JP), NTT DoCoMo (9347 JP), Nikon (7731 JP), Sony (6758 JP), Canon (7751 JP), Mitsubishi Motors (7211 JP), IHI (7013 JP), NOK (7240 JP), Daikin (6367 JP)
Main Points at a Glance
• Topix higher on yen, Wall Street
• Japan inflation back on the table
• KDDi delivers solid results, forecasts
• Nikon: Now what?
• Mitsubishi Motors upbeat about its sales outlook
• IHI reassures…
• …while NOK disappoints.
• Daikin management is upbeat.
Provider
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd

Founded in 2009, Pelham Smithers Associates (PSA) provides market intelligence on Asian technology, focusing in particular on Japan. The industries covered by our team of specialists are: consumer electronics, telecomms, pharmaceuticals, internet, electronic parts and materials, automotive technology, retail and capital goods. 

PSA produces both company and sector reports. The focus of PSA’s research is to identify winners and losers as new technologies impact the top and bottom lines of corporations. Critical to our research is the clear explanation of how these new technologies work and how they impact companies and industries. 

The founding partners have worked closely together for twenty years and the team has more than doubled in size since 2012. 

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Julie Boote

Pelham Smithers

William Nestuk

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